Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, during an inauguration ceremony not attended by his predecessor Donald Trump, who left for Florida a few hours earlier.
Left hand on the Bible, right hand raised, the former vice-president of Barack Obama, who acceded to the White House at the age of 78 after a very long political career, was sworn in as was done before him George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt or John F. Kennedy.
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"I solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform the duties of President of the United States and that I will do my best to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," he declared on the steps of the Capitol.
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